Minister Of Agriculture Highlights that Agricultural Production In The Dominican Republic Has Doubled

• The Minister of Agriculture, Limber Cruz, has highlighted that the prices of basic products of the family basket recorded a decrease and estimates that for the coming months will continue to fall because the country has a high food production to supply needs nationwide.
• Limber assured that production in the agricultural sector has doubled, especially that which is carried out in controlled environments. He detailed that among the foods that have increased their production the carrot, with an increase in the harvest of 7.3%, potato by 7.5%, and banana by 11.8%. Meanwhile, chicken production increased from 600,000 per unit per month to 20 million, which has reduced the cost per pound in the different stores.
• According to the minister, the country’s high production of agricultural food is due to the direct subsidy for that sector, which seeks to impact producers so that they can acquire the necessary inputs to raise their production.
• Notably, a representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the Dominican Republic warned that food prices will reflect increases in 2023, however, due to the impact of the war in Ukraine, the area from where a good portion of the fertilizers used in the world’s agricultural activity comes from.

(Source: Dominican Today)